Definition 1
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Definition 2
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Heteronym
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Not present
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To keep (oneself) away
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Absent
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An abridgement or summary of a longer publication
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To consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else
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Abstract
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To influence or alter
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A mood or emotional state
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Affect
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To perform by turns, or in succession
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One designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty
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Alternate
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To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone
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A characteristic or quality of a thing
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Attribute
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More than one tree felling tool
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More than one imaginary line around which an object spins
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Axes
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Made something holy
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Having divine aid
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Blessed
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Bent oneself out of respect or deference
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Having a curved bend
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Bowed
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Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated
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A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base
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Complex
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A clash or disagreement, often violent
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To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
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Conflict
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An argument in support or justification of something
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(sports, dialectical) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring
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Defense
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To separate food in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements
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Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings
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Digest
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A heroic or extraordinary deed
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To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage
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Exploit
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A perfume used in the rites of various religions
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To anger or infuriate
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Incense
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To become larger or greater
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An augmentation
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Increase
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A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
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To imprison somebody, usually without trial
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Intern
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To assemble from thin sheets glued together
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Material formed of thin sheets glued together
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Laminate
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Goods offered or intended for sale
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To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods
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Merchandise
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One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics
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To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
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Moderate
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Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality
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To improve or hone
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Perfect
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To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for
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An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal
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Permit
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Moves, passes, or goes forward or onward; advances
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Revenue; gross revenue
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Proceeds
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In tatters
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Scolded or told off; tormented; bantered
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Ragged
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Following after the first one with nothing between them
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To transfer temporarily to alternative employment
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Second
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To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect
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Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else)
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Separate
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It's interesting to see how many of these words the USA pronounces differently; they put some strange emphases on words.
The Wilde/Shaw/Churchill quotes about two countries being separated/divided by a common language come to mind.